VTech VM346 User Manual

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VM346-2
®
Safe & Sound
Full Color Video Monitor
User's manual
(Canada version)
Parent unit overview
7
• While in a menu, press to choose an
item.
• While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image rightward.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box rightward.
8 BACK
• While in a menu, press to return to
the main menu or idle screen.
• While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image leftward.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box leftward.
VIEW / LCD ON/OFF
9
• Press and hold to turn off the parent
unit screen.
• Press to view the image of the
next baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
PATROL
• Press to turn on or off the PATROL
mode.
SPLIT
1 Antenna
• Press to turn on or off the
2 LED lights SPLIT-VIEW mode.
• Indicate the different statuses of
10 +/VOL
the parent unit. For details, refer to
• Press to increase the parent unit
Parent unit lights.
speaker volume.
3 Microphone
11 -/VOL
4 On/off
• Press to decrease the parent unit
speaker volume.
• Press and hold to power on.
• Press and hold again to power off. 12 MENU/SELECT
• Press to enter the menu.
5 TALK
• While in a menu, press to choose an
• Press and hold to talk to the selected
item, or save a setting.
baby unit in SINGLE-CAM or
PATROL mode.
13
6 Zoom • While in a menu, press to scroll up.
• Press to zoom in or out while viewing • While viewing zoomed image,
press and hold to move the zoomed
image in SINGLE-CAM or PATROL
mode. image upward.
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
move the selection box upward.
Congratulations
Install the battery
on purchasing your new VTech product.
The parent unit runs on rechargeable battery
Before using this product, please read
or AC power. To continuously monitor your
Important safety instructions.
baby, make sure you use both battery and
AC power at the same time. With the battery
This manual has all the feature operations
alone, the parent unit can cordlessly run for a
and troubleshooting necessary to install and
short time only.
operate your new VTech product. Please
review this manual thoroughly to ensure NOTES
proper installation and operation of this • Use only the battery supplied with this product.
innovative and feature rich VTech product. • The operating time for using the rechargeable
battery is short. If you want to monitor your baby
For support, shopping, and everything new at for a long time, we recommend you connect the
parent unit to AC power.
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• If the parent unit will not be used for a long time,
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disconnect and remove the battery to prevent
possible leakage.
What's in the box
Install the battery as shown below.
NOTES
• Press down on the large tab of the battery
compartment cover to pull it out.
THIS SIDE UP
NOTES
Make sure the label THIS SIDE UP is facing up
•
while inserting the battery.
1 set for VM346
2 sets for VM346-2 Replace the battery
To replace the battery, press down on the
large tab of the battery compartment cover
and pull it out, then follow the steps above to
install the battery.
14 Current view status
or
• Displays the number of the baby
• While in a menu, press to scroll down. or
unit that is being viewed when in
• While viewing zoomed image, or
SINGLE-CAM and PATROL mode.
press and hold to move the zoomed
• Displays the number of the
image downward.
highlighted baby unit when in
• While in SPLIT-VIEW mode, press to
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
move the selection box downward.
Patrol mode
15 Stand
• Displays when the parent unit is in
16 Speaker PATROL mode.
Power jack
17 Split-view mode
• Displays when the parent unit is in
SPLIT-VIEW mode.
Parent unit lights
Night vision
LINK On when the parent unit is linked to
• Displays when the baby unit being
the baby unit.
viewed has activated the night
Flashes when the link to the baby vision feature.
unit being viewed in SINGLE-CAM
Zoom
or PATROL mode is lost; or when
• Displays when the baby unit
the link to all baby units being
camera has zoomed in.
viewed in SPLIT-VIEW mode is lost.
Temperature alert tone
On when the parent unit is
• Displays when the temperature
connected to AC power, or the
battery is charging. alert tone is set on.
Flashes when the parent unit o
F or Real-time temperature
battery is low and needs charging. o C
• Displays the real-time temperature
Off when the parent unit is
detected by the baby unit in
disconnected from AC power. Fahrenheit ( o F) or Celcius ( o C)
o o
(e.g. 57 F or 14 C).
TALK On when the parent unit is talking to
the baby unit. Mute alert
• Displays when the parent unit
On when the parent unit speaker
speaker volume is set to off.
volume is turned off.
• Displays when SPLIT-VIEW mode
is turned on.
Parent unit display icons
9-level sound indicator
• (1 to 3 bars) indicates low
Connection status
sound level detected by the baby
• displays when strong signal
unit.
strength is detected between the
• (4 to 6 bars) indicates
baby unit and the parent unit.
moderate sound level detected by
• or displays when moderate
the baby unit.
or low signal strength is detected
• (7 to 9 bars) indicates high
between the baby unit and the
sound level detected by the baby
parent unit.
unit (e.g. baby crying loudly).
• displays when the link between
Speaker volume
the baby unit and the parent unit
is lost.
• Displays the parent unit speaker
volume level while adjusting.
Lullaby
• Displays when the baby unit being
viewed is playing lullaby.
Charge the parent unit battery
Connect and charge the
When you have connected the parent unit
battery
and installed its battery for the first time or
after power outage, the parent unit powers on
automatically. The battery icon indicates the
NOTES
battery status (see the following table).
• Use only the power adapters supplied with this
product.
NOTES
• Make sure the electrical outlets are not controlled
by wall switches. • The parent unit battery is fully charged after
3 hours of continuous charging.
• The power adapters are intended to be correctly
oriented in a vertical or floor mount position. The • It takes longer to charge the battery when the
prongs are not designed to hold the plug in place parent unit is turned on. To shorten the charging
if they are plugged into a ceiling, under-the-table time, turn the parent unit off while charging.
or cabinet outlet.
• The standby time varies depending on the
• Make sure the parent unit, the baby unit and the sensitivity level you set, your actual use and the
power adapter cords are out of reach of children.
age of the battery.
Connect the baby monitor Battery Battery Action
indicators status
The battery No battery Install the
icon is off is installed parent unit
and but operates battery.
displays. using AC Charge
power, or the without
battery has interruption
been installed (at least
incorrectly. 30 minutes).
The screen The battery Charge
displays has very little without
Battery low charge and interruption
at Parent may be used (about
Unit and . for only a 30 minutes).
The light short time.
flashes.
The battery The battery is To keep
icon fully charged. the battery
becomes charged,
solid . connect it to
AC power
when not in
use.
Battery status Sound-activated Screen
• animates Automatically turns on the
when the battery is charging.
parent unit screen when a baby
unit detects a sound after the
• displays solid when the battery
screen is turned off. When no
is fully charged.
sound is detected, the screen is
• displays when the battery is
automatically off to save power.
low and needs charging.
LCD
AC power without battery
You can change the brightness of
• Displays when the parent unit is
the parent unit screen, or turn on
connected to AC power without
the Dim Mode to save power.
the battery.
Rename
Parent unit main menu icons You can choose a specific name
for the baby unit from a pre-defined
name list.
Language
You can select a language (English,
Pair/Unpair
French or Spanish) to be used in all
The baby unit and parent unit
screen displays.
provided are already paired. You
can add or replace baby units
Alert Tone
(VM306, purchased separately) to
You can set the parent unit to beep
your baby monitor system.
when
• the parent unit operates in low
battery condition; Parent unit display messages
• the link between the parent unit
and the baby unit is lost; or
The selected baby unit is
• the baby unit detects sounds No link to out of range or is turned
while in SPLIT-VIEW mode. CAM # * off.
The battery level of the
Sensitivity
Battery low at
parent unit is very low and
With this feature, you can choose
Parent Unit
needs to be recharged.
to hear sounds from the baby unit
all the time, or to hear sounds that
Battery empty. The battery is empty and
exceed a certain level. You can
Powering off ... needs to be recharged.
use the parent unit to adjust the
microphone sensitivity of your baby The sound level exceeds
unit. The higher the sensitivity level, Sound the threshold at CAM # in
the more sensitive the baby unit is detected at CAM # SPLIT-VIEW mode.
in detecting sounds for transmitting
to the parent unit.
Temperature
The temperature
Temperature too high at CAM #
detected by the baby unit
You can turn on the Temperature or
is higher/lower than the
alert tone so that the parent
desired temperature alert
unit beeps whenever the room range.
Temperature
temperature detected by the baby
too low at CAM #
unit falls outside of the desired
temperature range. Powering on... The parent unit is turning
on.
Vibration
You can turn on the vibration alert The parent unit is
so that the parent unit vibrates when searching for baby units.
it receives Low battery tone, No
* #
link alert, Sound alert in split-view represents the selected baby unit number.
or Temperature alert tone after
turning on the respective alert tones.
Positioning the baby monitor
Before use
CAUTION
NOTE • Keep the baby units out of the reach of your baby.
Never place or mount the baby units inside the
• This baby monitor is intended as an aid. It is not a
baby's crib or playpen.
substitute for proper adult supervision, and should
not be used as such.
NOTE
• To avoid interference from other electronic
Test your baby monitor
devices, place your baby monitor far away from
You may test the baby monitor before initial devices such as wireless routers, microwaves, cell
phones and computers.
use, and at regular times thereafter.
1. Place the baby units more than 1 meter
CAUTION
(3 feet) away from your baby.
• For hearing protection, make sure the parent
unit is more than 1 meter (3 feet) away from >
1m (3ft)
the baby unit. If you hear any high-pitched
noise, move the parent unit further until the
noise stops. You can also press -/VOL on
the parent unit to lower or mute the noise.
2. Adjust the angle of the baby unit camera to
aim at your baby.
>
> 1m (3ft) 1m (3ft)
1. Make sure your baby units and parent unit
are on.
3. Place the parent unit more than 1 meter
2. The parent unit displays images from the (3 feet) away from the baby units.
baby unit.
> 1m (3ft)
• Speak towards the baby unit microphone. >
1m (3ft)
You will hear the sound at the parent
unit.
3. If you have more than one baby unit, press
VIEW on the top of your parent unit. The
screen switches to other baby units. Then,
< 1m (3ft)
repeat step 2. <
1m (3ft)
NOTE
• When the parent unit displays and then No link
to CAM # (# represents the selected baby unit
number), and the LINK LED light flashes, move CAUTION
the parent unit closer to the baby unit (observe
• The default volume of your parent unit is level 4.
the minimum distance of 1 meter/ 3 feet). You
If you experience high-pitched screeching noise
can also check if the baby monitor is connected
from your baby monitor while positioning:
to a live power socket and switched on.
- Make sure your baby units and parent unit are
more than 1 meter (3 feet) apart, OR
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- Turn down the volume of your parent unit.
• Increase the parent unit speaker volume if you
cannot hear the sounds transmitted from the baby
unit.
Adjust the speaker volume
Using the baby monitor
For parent unit:
Power on or off the baby unit • Press + / VOL / - on the parent unit at any
time when viewing images .
• Slide the ON/OFF switch on the baby units
NOTE
to ON to power on. The ON/OFF LED light
turns on. • When the parent unit speaker volume is set to
zero, appears on the screen and the light
• Slide the ON/OFF switch on the baby units
turns on.
to OFF to power off. The ON/OFF LED light
turns off.
For baby unit:
The baby unit speaker volume determines
Power on or off the parent unit the lullaby volume and talkback volume
transmitted from parent unit.
• Press and hold to power on the parent
/ VOL /
unit. The screen turns on. • Press on the baby unit to adjust
the speaker volume.
• Press and hold again to power off the
parent unit. The screen turns off.
Play lullaby on the baby unit
Turn on or off the parent unit
You can play lullaby on the baby unit to
screen comfort your baby.
• Press / on the baby unit to play lullaby.
You can turn on or off the parent unit screen
It starts playing lullaby for 10 minutes.
without powering off the parent unit. You can
still hear sound from the baby units.
• Press on the baby unit to switch to the
other lullabies.
• Press and hold LCD ON/OFF on the top of
• Press / again to stop the lullaby.
the parent unit to turn off the screen.
• Press any key on the parent unit to turn on
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the screen again.
• When the lullaby stops, press / again to replay.
Set the language
You can select a language (English, French or
Spanish) to be used in all screen displays.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
to choose Language, then
2. Press or
press SELECT.
3. Press or to choose English, Français
or Español, then press SELECT to confirm
your selection.
Operating range
1 Infrared LEDs
The operating range of the baby monitor is
2 Light sensor
up to 300 meters (1,000 feet) outdoors or
50 meters (160 feet) indoors. The actual 3 Camera
operating range may vary depending on
4 ON/OFF light
the environmental conditions and other
interferences such as walls, doors and other • On when the baby unit is turned on
and is paired to the parent unit.
obstructions.
• Flashes when the baby unit is not
being viewed; or when the link to the
parent unit is lost.
Overview
/ VOL /
5
• Press to adjust the baby unit
Baby unit overview overview
speaker volume. It determines the
lullaby volume and talkback volume
transmitted from the parent unit.
6 Play/Stop
• Press to play or stop lullaby on the
baby unit.
7 Microphone
8 Skip
• Press to play the next lullaby.
9 ON/OFF switch
• Slide to turn on or off the baby unit.
10 Speaker
11 Temperature sensor
12 PAIR
• Your baby units and parent unit
provided are already paired.
• Press and hold on accessory baby
units (VM306, purchased separately)
to pair to the parent unit.
13 Threaded socket
• For wall mount installation use.
14 Power jack
Adjust LCD brightness Adjust the sound sensitivity of
the baby units
You can change the brightness of the parent
unit screen from Level 1 to Level 5. The LCD
You can choose to hear sounds from the
brightness is preset to Level 3.
baby units all the time, or to hear sounds
that exceed a certain level. You can use the
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
parent unit to adjust the microphone sensitivity
to choose LCD, then press
2. Press or
of your baby units from Lowest to Highest.
SELECT.
The higher the sensitivity level, the more
Press SELECT again to choose Brightness. sensitive the baby unit is in detecting sounds
3.
for transmitting to the parent unit. The sound
4. Press or to choose the desired level of
sensitivity level is preset to Highest.
brightness, then press SELECT to confirm
your selection.
Sound sensitivity table for reference
Sensitivity Description
Turn on or off the dim mode
Level
The dim mode is preset to on to help you save
Highest
The parent unit speaker is constantly
the parent unit power. Whenever the parent on, and you will hear all sounds
unit has been left idle for 10 minutes while the (including background noises) from
your baby's room.
screen is still on, the screen will be dimmed
automatically to save power.
High The parent unit speaker turns on for
soft babbling and louder sounds from
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
your baby. It remains quiet when your
2. Press or to choose LCD, then press baby sleeps soundly.
SELECT.
Medium The parent unit speaker turns on
3. Press or to choose Dim Mode, then for loud babbling and louder sounds
press SELECT. from your baby. It remains quiet when
your baby makes soft sounds.
4. Press or to choose On or Off, then
press SELECT to confirm your selection. Low The parent unit speaker turns on for
crying and louder sounds from your
baby. It remains quiet when your
NOTE
baby makes soft sounds.
• While the screen is dimmed, any keypress or
Lowest The parent unit speaker turns on for
alert message will trigger the screen to return to
loud crying or screeching sounds
the preset brightness level. After 10 minutes of
from your baby. It remains quiet when
idle, it will be dimmed again.
your baby makes soft sounds.
1. Press MENU when the parent unit is idle.
to choose Sensitivity, then
2. Press or
press SELECT.
• If you have more than one baby unit,
the system prompts you to choose the
desired baby unit or all baby units, press
or to choose ALL CAM or CAM #,
then press SELECT.
3. Press or to choose the desired
sensitivity level, then press SELECT to
confirm your selection.
TIP
• You can adjust the baby unit placement to
improve the sound detection.